Outbreak of severe gastroenteritis with multiple aetiologies caused by contaminated drinking water in Denmark, January 2007

L. S. Vestergaard; K EP Olsen; C R Stensvold; B E Böttiger; M Adelhardt; M Lisby; L Mørk; K Mølbak

doi:10.2807/esw.12.13.03164-en

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Outbreak of severe gastroenteritis with multiple aetiologies caused by contaminated drinking water in Denmark, January 2007
L. S. Vestergaard , K EP Olsen , C R Stensvold , B E Böttiger , M Adelhardt , M Lisby , L Mørk , K Mølbak
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Citation style for this article: Vestergaard L. S., Olsen K EP, Stensvold C R, Böttiger B E, Adelhardt M, Lisby M, Mørk L, Mølbak K. Outbreak of severe gastroenteritis with multiple aetiologies caused by contaminated drinking water in Denmark, January 2007. Euro Surveill. 2007;12(13):pii=3164. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.12.13.03164-en

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Abstract

On Monday 15 January 2007, a municipality in Denmark received the first of several complaints from citizens who reported severe diarrhoea and vomiting over the weekend. Over the same period, the drinking water in many houses was reported to be discoloured and of unusual smell and taste.